Famous Birthdays In October - 26

1427  Archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496) was born on October - 26.  

1466  On this day in history birth of desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly)  

1473  On October - 26 birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)  

1483  Hans Buchner, composer was born on this day in history.  

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.  

1609  On October - 26 birth of william Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675)  

1645  Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David) was born on October - 26.  

1673  On October - 26 birth of dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11)  

1684  Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757) was born on October - 26.  

1685  Domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist was born on this day in history.  

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1685  Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, composer was born on October - 26.  

1694  On October - 26 birth of johan Helmich Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist  

1719  On October - 26 birth of joaquin de Oxinaga, composer  

1740  Ernest Louis Muller, composer was born on October - 26.  

1757  On this day in history birth of karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (d. 1823)  

1758  Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer was born on this day in history.  

1759  Georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice was born on October - 26.  

1768  Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (d. 1844) was born on this day in history.  

1789  On this day in history birth of joseph Mayseder, composer  

1791  Charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity) was born on October - 26.  

1794  Konstantin Thon, Russian architect (d. 1881) was born on October - 26.  

1795  Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer was born on this day in history.  

1800  On October - 26 birth of helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal  

1802  King Miguel of Portugal (d. 1866) was born on October - 26.  

1804  On this day in history birth of lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875  

1813  Henry Thomas Smart, composer was born on this day in history.  

1818  On October - 26 birth of stefano Golinelli, composer  

1823  On October - 26 birth of karl Weinhold, German sociologist  

1824  Arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.  

1830  Polibo Fumagalli, composer was born on October - 26.  

1830  Stephen Elliott Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866 was born on October - 26.  

1837  On October - 26 birth of james Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869  

1843  On October - 26 birth of vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace)  

1845  Hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella) was born on this day in history.  

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0899  On October - 26 alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies  

1132  On this day in history death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered  

1235  On October - 26 andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies  

1440  On October - 26 death of gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged  

1576  Frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies on October - 26.  

1607  On this day in history philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52  

1608  Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies on this day in history.  

1633  Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on October - 26.